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Avalanche database backup and restore
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backup

sudo apt install pbzip2

systemctl stop avalanchego.service

cd ~/.avalanchego/db/mainnet/v1.4.5/
tar cvf - --use-compress-prog=pbzip2 . | split --suffix-length=4 --bytes=500MB - /mnt/backup/avalanche/db/avalanche.db.tar.bz2.

systemctl start avalanchego.service

transfer

rsync -hav --stats --progress /mnt/backup/avalanche server:/mnt/backup/avalanche

restore

systemctl stop avalanchego.service

cd ~/.avalanchego/db/mainnet/v1.4.5/
cat /mnt/backup/avalanche/db/avalanche.db.tar.bz2.* | tar xvf - --use-compress-prog=pbzip2

systemctl start avalanchego.service
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